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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Differential Diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infection
Serratia urinary tract infection (UTI) must be differentiated from other causes of abdominal discomfort, dysuria, hematuria, pyuria, and/or polyuria, such as:
- Other causes of UTI
- E. coli
- Enterobacter spp.
- Enterococcus spp.
- Haemophilus spp.
- Klebsiella spp.
- Mycoplasma spp.
- Proteus spp.
- Providencia spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Staphylococcus spp.
- Ureaplasma spp.
- Tuberculous infection of the urinary tract
- Sexually transmitted infections (e.g. N. gonorrhea or Chlamydia)
- Parasiticc infections (e.g. threadworms)
- Viruses (e.g. HSV)
- Pyelonephritis (acute or chronic)
- Appendicitis
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- Prostatitis
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Urinary tract obstruction
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Metal toxicity
- Sarcoidosis
- Genitourinary malignancy (e.g. bladder cancer)
- Renal transplant rejection
- Interstitial cystitis
- Atrophic vaginitis
- Vulvovaginitis
- Urethritis
- Behcet disease
- Epididymitis
- Pregnancy
- Colovesical fistula
- Diverticulitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Nephrolithiasis
- Trauma
- Endometritis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Ureterocele
Pneumonia
Serratia pneumonia must be differentiated from other causes of fever, chest pain, productive cough, dyspnea, and blood per sputum, such as:
- Other infectious causes of pneumonia:
- Streptococcus spp.
- Staphylococcus spp.
- Anaerobes
- Chlamydia spp.
- E. coli
- Haemophilus spp.
- Acinetobacter spp.
- Legionella spp.
- Tuberculosis or non-tuberculous Mycobacterium spp. (e.g. MAC)
- Mycoplasma spp.
- Moraxella spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Fungal infections (e.g. Candida, Aspergillus)
- Pneumocystis pneumoniae infection
- Viral pneumonia (e.g. influenza, parainfluenza, VZV, HSV, RSV, CMV, adenovirus, metapneumovirus, coronavirus, measles)
- Atypical infections (Q-fever, tularemia, psittacosis)
- Bronchiolitis
- Epiglottitis
- Asthma
- Interstitial lung disease
- Respiratory distress syndrome
- Atelectasis
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- COPD exacerbation
- Foreign body aspiration
- Lung abscess
- Respiratory failure
- Pulmonary embolism
- Chemical pneumonitis
- Sepsis
- Sarcoidosis
- Heart failure
- Pulmonary of thoracic malignancy
Intra-abdominal Infection
Serratia intra-abdominal infection must be differentiated from other causes of abdominal pain and fever, such as:
- Other intra-abdominal infections
- E. coli
- Streptococcus spp.
- Lactobacillus spp.
- Enterococci
- Yersinia spp.
- Klebsiella spp.
- Campylobacter spp.
- Acinetobacter spp.
- Clostridium spp.
- Proteus spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Anaerobes
- Fungal infections (e.g. candidiasis, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, coccidiodomycosis)
- Parasitic infections (e.g. amoebiasis, giardiasis, Cryptosporidium)
- Peritonitis
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Celiac disease
- Meckel's diverticulum
- Myocardial infarction
- Abdominal tumor
- Hepatitis and liver disease
- Perforated viscus
- Peritoneal cyst
- Pyelonephritis
- Splenosis
- Vasculitis (E.g. Henoch-Schonlein purpura, systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa)
- Appendicitis
- Ischemic colitis
- Portal vein thrombosis or mesenteric vein thrombosis
- Abdominal abscess
- Abdominal obstruction
- Volvulus
- Intussusception
- Ileus
- Pancreatitis, pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatic abscess, or pancreatic cancer
- Cholecystitis or cholangitis
- Diverticulitis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pregnancy
- Endometritis
- Sarcoidosis
Meningitis / Cerebral Abscess
Serratia meningitis / cerebral abscess must be differentiated from other causes of headache, fever, and altered mental status, such as:
- Encephalitis
- Delirium tremens
- Brain tumor
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Ischemic stroke
- Kawasaki disease
- Measles
- Monkeypox
- Rubella
- Coxsackievirus infection
- Syphilis
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Toxic erythema
- Rat-bite fever
- Parvovirus B19 infection
- Scarlet fever
- Leptospirosis
- Subdural empyema
- Febrile seizure
- Herpes simplex infection
- VZV infection
- Listeriosis
- E. coli infection
- Streptococcal infection
- Tick-borne disease
Endocarditis
Serratia endocarditis must be differentiated from other causes of fever, petechiae, and abnormal heart murmurs, such as:
- Other causes of infectious endocarditis
- Lyme disease
- Lymphoma
- Pulmonary embolism
- Drug fever
- Cotton fever
- Tuberculosis
- Candidiasis
- Aspergillosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Coccidiodomycosis
- Blastomycosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Sepsis